{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-16","heading":"Power to prevent unlawful practices — Preference for informal methods.","body":"The commission is empowered and directed, as subsequently provided, to prevent any person from engaging in unlawful employment practices, provided that before instituting the formal hearing authorized by §§ 28-5-18 — 28-5-27, it shall attempt, by informal methods of conference, persuasion, and conciliation, to induce compliance with this chapter.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 5 Fair Employment Practices"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-5/28-5-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:47Z","sha256":"794848eb6b49ac8a4e142ebfa96866d1fc384a15f7c3fa7b5340886f8e6477f2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-5-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}